BioBase® Sonar Mapping
See what
others can’t.
BioBase® sonar technology gives us a clear, accurate picture of what is below the surface—so we can make better decisions, faster.
Explore mappingWhole-system understanding
Measure more
than a point.
Point samples describe a location. They do not define an entire lake, reservoir, canal, or impoundment.
Amaruq combines repeatable sonar transects, BioBase® processing, field observation, and practical interpretation to create continuous maps of depth, vegetation, and bottom conditions across the system.
What the survey defines
Survey the system.
Define the work.
Good mapping does more than make a picture. It establishes the acreage, volume, distribution, and baseline needed to design work and verify the outcome.
Depth & volume
High-resolution bathymetry, contour development, surface area, and water-volume calculations.
Vegetation biovolume
Plant height, density, distribution, and percent of the water column occupied by aquatic vegetation.
Bottom hardness
Relative bottom composition and transitions that help characterize sediment and habitat conditions.
Treatment areas
Defensible acreage and boundaries for targeted vegetation, nutrient, sediment, or restoration work.
Field verification
Survey observations and supplemental water-quality data used to ground-truth the mapped system.
Repeatable change
Comparable pre- and post-project surveys that document response, performance, and next steps.
From water to working data
A defensible deliverable starts in the field.
Plan the survey
Define the management question, waterbody boundaries, survey density, and supporting field data.
Collect
Run consistent sonar transects with positioning, field notes, observations, and quality checks.
Process & interpret
Convert survey data into continuous surfaces, review anomalies, and connect the map to field reality.
Apply the result
Deliver usable maps, calculations, GIS-ready data, recommendations, and a baseline for verification.
Built for management decisions
Data you can
put to work.
The finished product is designed for action—not simply presentation. We connect mapped conditions to planning, treatment, budgeting, permitting, implementation, and measurable follow-up.
Talk about your waterbody
Bring us the question.
We’ll map the system.
Tell us what you need to understand, manage, treat, or prove. We will help define the survey and the deliverable that gets you there.